01/05/2010 Satsang cancelled 唱场取消

Satsang is cancelled this Saturday on 01/05/2010 as all volunteers head out to Green Wish Vege Garden at Chenderiang, Perak for our Labour Day treat!

这个星期六的唱场取消，因为所有义工将到位于霹雳州的Green Wish 有机农场庆祝劳动节！

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This blog is started upon Guruji's order. Haha!....actually it was because I found that it was getting difficult for me to keep up with so many things happening and upcoming at our Art of Living Centre in Alor Setar.  So I keep a tab of it here! It serves as our virtual Art of Living Alor Setar notice board.  My vision is to keep track of all the upcoming centre activities with just a click!

I added the weekly Newsflash to keep a record of the events happening as well.  So this Blog also serves as our Art of Living Alor Setar record book.

If you read this blog, and you would like to contribute once in a while to make it more interesting, to share your heartfelt experiences and to add some of your own personal touches, please email your contributions to hoezhengyi@yahoo.com.  Any topic which is Art of Living related in any language is welcome! (suggestions: your experience for attending any AOL courses, your application of the knowledge, our celebrations during special occasions, and even photos etc.)

Also feel free to share anything, good or bad, by giving comments in this blog.  (Just click on the comment link.)

As Guruji says,

'When the whole world celebrates, all of nature is celebrating its diversity.'

It's time to add some spice to our blog and let it blossom!

这个部落格是奉大师的命令而开始的。哈哈！。。。其实是因为我发现到中心越来越多活动，我几乎已经很难靠我这个小脑袋记得那么多，索性就在网上做个记录吧！这个网站的其中一项功能就是充当我们亚罗士打生活的艺术中心的虚拟布告栏。我希望可以透过一个点击就得以查询我们的所有活动。

我设了每周新闻剪影来记录我们活动的精彩过程。所以这个网站也算是我们亚罗士打生活的艺术中心的记事簿。

如果你有阅读这个网站，偶尔想分享一些珍贵的经验或者在这个网站留下你的痕迹，请你把文章寄到我的邮箱hoezhengyi@yahoo.com。 任何语言、任何与生活的艺术有关的课题都无任欢迎！（建议：你参加课程的经验和感受、你如何实践课程中的知识、任何庆典或者是一些照片等等）

你也可以透过评语在这里和大家一起来分享。（只需点击comment的链接)

正如大师所说：

‘当全天下在欢庆，所有的自然界都在庆祝它的多元化。’

是时候让这个网站增添味道、让它开发了！

Jai Gurudev

Postponement of Tamil Basic Course 淡米尔文初级课程展期

Please note that the Tamil Basic Course has been postponed to a later date as below:
淡米尔文初级课程已展期至以下的日期：

Date 日期： 10/05/2010 Monday星期一 - 12/05/2010 Wednesday 星期三 (3 days 三天）

Time 时间： 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Venue 地点:  Alor Setar Art of Living Centre 亚罗士打生活的艺术中心

Tamil Basic Course 淡米尔文初级课程

Date 日期： 27/04/2010 Tuesday 星期二 - 29/04/2010 Thursday 星期四 (3 days 三天）

Time 时间： 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Venue 地点: Alor Setar Art of Living Centre 亚罗士打生活的艺术中心

P/S: Sri Sri Yoga group practice for the week is cancelled.

18/04/2010-24/04/2010

This week, we welcome another Indian teacher, Shankarji, who came to give an introductory talk on 23/04/2010. 

Turn out was quite depressing.  Let's just say, the sevas present were more than the people that turned up for the talk.

During Satsang, we tried out some new songs, most of it which turned out horrendous! It shows the importance of effort and practice.  It was a great session of experimenting and trying out new things and at the end of it, have a great laugh at ourselves. 

For our knowledge session, we are already on our second round of Guruji's discourse on the Patanjali Yoga Sutras.  This week, we watched the Veils of Misery. 

I still shake my head in disbelief how I have the patience to sit through this knowledge sessions to listen to the discourse with any interest at all. But somehow I am lucky and fortunate enough to have made it and somewhere along the way, I have gradually absorbed some knowledge points, forgotten some, and never even aware of ever having listened to some in the same video.  Even though I am watching it for the second time round, it is still a whole new experience!

Of course, the best part is always to catch somebody having a hard time keeping their eyes open and to have a good laugh.

这个星期，我们欢迎另外一位新的印度老师--Shankarji。他在23/04/2010来为我们的中心举办一场生活的艺术简介。

出席率是另人失望的，因为出席的义工是比大众还要多。

我们在唱场尝试一些新歌，效果是相当恐怖的。这个时候真是不可以否认努力和练习的重要。不过做实验及尝试新的东西是很有趣的，尤其是最后是以开怀大笑的收场。

知识会上的瑜伽经典已经在看第二遍了。这个星期我们看痛苦的面纱。

我还是难以置信我有这个耐心坐下来看知识。我想我即幸运又有福气，所以我做到了，期间我吸收了不少知识，也忘了某些重点，更有时候根本没听进耳里。虽然在看第二遍，新鲜感依然存在。

当然，最享受的还是可以取笑那些钓鱼的家伙，在他们背后暗笑，真是把快乐建筑在别人痛苦上。。。

Introductory Talk 生活的艺术课程简介

Date 日期: 23/04/2010 Friday 星期五

Time 时间: 8.00pm-10.00pm

Venue 地点: Alor Setar Art of Living Centre 亚罗士打生活的艺术中心

Admission: Free 入场免费

Calling all members with any Indian friends and family.  Guruji would very much like to share this simple yet profound knowledge with our Indian community in Malaysia.  With his grace, he has sent teachers all the way from India to conduct talks and courses right here in Malaysia!  These courses will be conducted in Tamil for the convenience of our Indian community.

So we welcome you to invite all your Indian friends to come for this Introductory Talk specially held for them:

大师有意要和大马的印度同胞分享这份简单和宝贵的知识。大师特地从印度安排老师来为我们的印度同胞举办讲座及课程！课程将会以淡米尔文传授以方便我们的印度朋友。

希望大家可以邀请我们所有的印度同胞来参加这个星期五将举办的生活的艺术课程简介。

11/04/2010-17/04/2010

Our superwoman President managed to increase our number of participants for this week's Basic Course from a little over 10 to 34! It is amazing how she could always make the affair a merry one (by putting in 100% effort obviously)!

Quite a few during sharing session revealed that they love to listen to the knowledge and each and everyone was really relaxed and happy by the last day of the course.

I still remember my first basic course when I took it somewhere in June 2008.  I went without any expectations and even though I listen attentively during class, the knowledge went in from my left ear and came out through my right.  I was a hopeless case.  My deepest impression from my basic course was the short clips that was shown during the last day of the course, which shows Guruji's mission to do everything he can to bring a smile back to our face.  It stirred something in my heart and made me fought back my tears.

Six members from Alor Setar participated in the DSN course that started on 15/04/2010 at the Bukit Mertajam Art of Living Centre.  Mission awaits them after they complete the course......muahahaha!!!

Satsang, was merry as usual.  We sang our hearts out and turned our weekly satsang of about 10 people into a Mega Satsang!

我们的超人主席成功地将我们初级课程的人数从十几位增加至34位！她总是有办法把课程搞得热闹起来 （一定是100%的功夫吧！）

有好几个学员分享说很喜欢听课程里面的知识。课程尾声大家都很放松及开心。

犹然记得我第一次在六月2008年上的初级课程，我没带着任何期待参加，可能只是要找节目填满时间而已吧（真惭愧）！虽然很用心听课，不过知识从左耳听进去从右耳溜了出来。真是有前途。唯一印象最深刻的就是最后一天老师给我们看的短片，当中述说了大师要把笑容带回大家脸上的目标，简直融化了我的心。

有六位学员在15/04/2010-18/04/2010参加大山脚生活的艺术主办的DSN课程。他们回来之后就有任务等待着他们啦。。。。。。哈哈哈！

唱场和往常一样开心。我们尽情的高歌，把小型的唱场变成一个大型的唱场！

04/04/2010-10/04/2010

Due to popular request, we have scheduled to end our group practice at 9.30pm.  This is for the convenience of parents who need to pick up their kids from tuition classes.

This week, basic course in Kangar, Perlis kicked off on Tuesday with 19 participants.

Teacher Lai Mee came from SP to give 10 of our Art Excel kids a long awaited group practice on Friday (09/04/2010).  The group practice included a birthday celebration for Adrian, whose birthday fell on that day!

Meanwhile, Lay Choon is working dynamically and enthusiastically on our Basic course which starts on 11/04/2010!

介于大众的要求，我们的每周团练将会在9.30pm结束。此举是为了方便家长们团练过后接送孩子补习。

加央，玻璃市的初级课程星期二开课，共有19位学员。

丽美老师星期五从双溪大年来为小孩子举办ArtExcel的团练。当天刚巧是奕宏的生日，所以大家也在一起庆祝一番！

同时，惠群在积极努力地为我们11/4/2010的初级课程做准备功夫！

Daily Sutras 每日金言

Ooooh, I just can't resist posting these gems sent in by Wooi Peng!  If you have read it, just read it again!

Don’t apply knowledge

Keep immersing in knowledge, you don't have to apply it, it applies itself. Remind yourself of the knowledge. Focus on the knowlede, don't get entangled in the people around you. Satsang is to be in touch with the inner being. Instead you start judging, having different types of interaction with people, this is not satsang.

Past!

Once you are able to see the light, you see the entire past as a dream, move on. Wake up and see the present, you will find happiness is there, unconditional happiness. Then you are happy and not dependant on others for your happiness. Happiness depends only on your mind. When the mind is free of past impressions and future cravings, happiness is there.

Spirituality

Anything done to uplift your spirit, to make you walk towards the truth, that brings up human values within, that connects you to the innermost and outermost is spiritual. Meditation, pranayama, yoga, service, singing, chanting, creating happiness around you are all part of spirituality. If you create misery, then that is not spirituality. If you can create joy, it is spiritual.

Let go!

Let bygones be bygones. Forget even forgiving. Even to forgive you have to remember. Think it as a dream. Does anybody analyze a dream? Like that you have to let go of your past.

Upanishads

The Upanishads tell about the experience of divinity in four stages for the Seekers:

Saameepya: feeling the proximity of the Divine

Sannidhya: feeling the Presence

Saaroopya: doing what the Divine is doing, imitating the Divine

Saayoojya: Merging with the Divine.

不需要刻意去实践知识

继续活在知识当中，不需要刻意去实践它，知识会很自然的展现出来。用知识来提醒自己。专注在知识当中，不要和周围的人事纠缠。唱场是和内在联系。可是你开始判断，产生各式各样和人接触的方式，这不是唱场。

过去

当你能够看到光，你就会视整个过去如一场梦，继续向前。醒一醒来看这个当下，你会在当下找到快乐，毫无条件的快乐。那么你就会自然的快乐而不需要靠外在的事物得到快乐。快乐是靠自己心智的掌控。当我们的心智不受过去的印象或对未来的憧憬所掌控，快乐就存在。

灵修

任何可以提升你的灵性，让你走向真理，提高内在人性价值，让你和内在及外在联系的是灵修。静坐、呼吸法、瑜伽、服务、唱歌、唱诵、把快乐带给周遭都是灵修的一部分。如果你制造悲哀，那就不是灵修的精神。如果你可以制造喜悦，这是灵修的精神。

放下

让过去成为过去。甚至忘了原谅。即使要原谅你必须记得。把它视为一场梦。有人去分析梦境吗？就这样你必须放下你的过去。

奥义书

奥义书里讲了寻道者对神性的体验的四个阶段：

Saameepya： 感受和神的亲密。

Sannidhya： 感受神的存在。

Saaroopya: 做神所做的，模仿神。

Saayoojya: 和神融在一起。

Sounds Interesting-Bawa and Dinesh's Blog

I am a frequent visitor at Bawa and Dinesh's blog.  Now who are Bawa and Dinesh?  They are a pair of exceptional teachers at the Faculty of Art of Living, at par with our teacher, Hwa Seng;).  I won't elaborate much here, as you can read more about them at their blog.

Frequently updated and beautifully written by Bawa, the blog is full of interesting stories, jokes, knowledge and even recipes!  I thought of sharing the blog here because lately Bawa has started posting videos of his weekly knowledge sharing session on Guruji's Intimate Notes to the Sincere Seeker.

So this begins another new practice...Enjoy!

Basic Course 初级课程 11/04/2010 - 16/04/2010

We are conducting a Basic Course next week so our Sri Sri Yoga practice for on Tuesday and Wednesday (13/04/2010 and 14/04/2010) is cancelled.


Don't forget that Sudarshan Kriya is on Monday and Tuesday (12/04/2010 - 13/04/2010).  So dear AOLians, choose either day to come back for practice!

A new wave of peace is coming! Spread the word!

我们下个星期将举办初级课程，所以星期二及三（13/04/2010 - 14/04/2010）的瑜伽团练将暂停。

大家别忘了净化呼吸法将在星期一和二（12/04/2010和13/04/2010）。所以学员们请任选一天回来团练！

和平浪潮将袭！把消息传出去！

28/03/2010-03/04/2010

We thank our two teachers from SP who came on Sunday to conduct our weekly practice, Steven and Fong Ying.  Also a warm welcome and a big thank you to our 3 warriors from Bukit Mertajam who 'dropped by' to encourage us to participate in the upcoming DSN course in Bukit Mertajam.

Our turnouts for Sri Sri Yoga practice on Tuesday and Wednesday are not too satisfactory.  We encourage everyone who has participated in our past Sri Sri Yoga courses to join us for our consistent group practice to stay fit and healthy!

Satsang

Quite a big group, members and non-members alike, turned up for our Satsang this week to sneak a peak at our special guest from India - Jakuji.  A warm and friendly man that resembles Santa Claus physically, he wowed the audience not with his singing, but with his interesting stories and captivating introductory talk about the Art of Living.

Jakuji

An enjoyable Satsang with our special guest.

Response was good!

我们要感谢Steven和Fong Ying老师星期日从SP特地上来给我们团练。也欢迎三位义工从大山脚来鼓励我们参加他们将举办的DSN突破自我设限课程。

我们每周瑜伽团练的出席率并不太好。希望可以多鼓励那些曾经上过瑜伽速成班的学员可以回来团练，保持强壮及健康的身体！

唱场

这个星期的唱场吸引了蛮多会员及非会员。从印度来的老师非常热情及友善，体型好比圣诞老人的他，吸引力不在他的歌喉，而是一连串的精彩故事及对生活的艺术丰富的简介。